How people adapt sexually to changes in their bodies and sexual capability
By Catherine I'm a 59 year old French woman Professor of Medicine. My husband, who is 12 years older than me, had a cystoprostatectomy on 12 August 2022 due to [...]
Where many vibrators buzz like a mosquito, the Manta rumbles like a V8 engine. Here are some practical tips on using the Manta vibrator for penile rehabilitation as well as [...]
By Tim Flood I was lucky enough to fall in love and start a new relationship soon after my prostate cancer treatment. However, our first sexual encounter was a disaster. [...]
27 February 2023: My experience of life after prostate cancer: loss is inevitable. Adaptation and recovery are possible. This morning I am celebrating exactly 3 years since my radical prostatectomy. [...]
By Anonymous I was 60 years old when diagnosed with prostate cancer and got radiotherapy treatment for 37 days and hormone suppression treatment (ADT) for 3 years. It felt like [...]
5 October 2022: Orgasms can get more elusive after prostate cancer treatment - or simply with aging. It's sometimes called by the fancy name anorgasmia. Prostate cancer support forums carry [...]
By Phoenix Rising [Editor's note: One man's story of physical, emotional and spiritual changes, losses and opportunities after prostate cancer treatment. Big thanks to the reader who shared just one [...]
By John I was 58 when I was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2015. I tried alternative treatments initially as I was not that keen on potential side [...]
21 November 2021: Prostate cancer has required and encouraged me to explore the softer side of my sexuality. For the past year, I and other contributors have been extolling the [...]
13 September 2021: My second year since prostate cancer surgery feels like I'm constantly juggling health demands to keep my life together. Separately, there is progress on many fronts: diet, [...]
Hardness: the last 5% can be the sweetest Many men, including prostate cancer survivors, struggle to achieve and maintain full erectile hardness. But how hard is hard enough? If you [...]
19 April 2021: I was interviewed today by my hero Dr Jo Milios and the wonderful Melissa Hadley Barrett. It was edgy to be so frank in telling the story [...]
13 March 2021 (Day 380 after my surgery): This is about getting help with intimacy after cancer. I have a new body. For my wife it's about having a partner [...]
12 February 2021: Nearly a year after my radical prostatectomy, natural erections are visiting on a rare, fleeting and unpredictable basis. How much I miss the eagerness of this body [...]
12 January 2021: Let me share some joy in difficult times: I feel like I have lost my virginity all over again! It has taken a lot of love and [...]
25 November 2020: It's so good to get help with unavoidable sexual changes after prostate cancer. My wife and I love each other as much as ever, but the way [...]
By Martin Wells "No sex after ADT" - the biggest fear of many men with prostate cancer. Here's how my sexuality adapted to Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT). Along the [...]
17 November 2020: Practical ways of combining penile rehabilitation with sexual play are finally dawning. What were a disparate set of decidedly unsexy rehab exercises can actually be integrated into [...]
1 September 2020: Recovering from prostate cancer is nudging me towards greater gender fluidity and my marriage toward more open-ended sexual experimentation. Today is the first day of spring. But [...]
3 August 2020: I still can't get erections, but today I feel much more satisfied and less frightened. My wife and I are learning to navigate erectionless sexual connection. It's [...]
